Menstrual hygiene is still a taboo – which comes with sanitary pads being smuggled in black polythene bags. Women are unaware of the intricacies of their own body, which is why the intimate hygiene market is flooded with products that are, largely, not designed keeping in mind the challenges – both physical and practical – that women face. Sanitary napkins are the most promptly accessible and easy to use menstrual hygiene products, and yet the big players in the market have not come up with innovations that are of value to women. This is where Phoenix Pads comes into the picture.

Why I pick Phoenix over the rest is because it addresses the quintessential issue, we women, face during our period – leakage.

Despite advertisements swamped with women running around carefree in shining white pants while on their period, no sanitary napkin brand otherwise available in the market has ever proven to be effective in terms of saving our clothes from bloodstains.
But with Phoenix, I no longer have to worry about leaks and stained clothes during “those difficult days”!

Also, for women like me, who go through quite varied phases of bleeding within the same period cycle, the availability of different sized sanitary pads is more than necessary.
Each Phoenix pack contains napkins of different sizes for light, medium and heavy flow to last throughout the menstrual cycle.
I usually experience excessive bleeding for the first two days of my period. If we talk about the standard market size available, I usually end up running to the washroom to change the pads. And the apparently “XL” sizes available are so uncomfortable that you do not want to bother yourself with additional pain along with constant trouble of period cramps.

It is a topic not widely addressed, but the commonly available napkin packs containing napkins of a single size is the reason why napkin wastage is an inevitable hurdle for women. It is not practical for us to stuff our bags with multiple packets of pads of different sizes and keep fiddling to find the right size! Phoenix pack is an all-in-one combo that takes care of the least addressed woe of women, and it comes as a blessing when you start using it!

I began with a note on menstrual hygiene awareness, and this is where I would also appreciate the effort the brand has put into driving the initiative forward through every packet they sell. The pH self-test card and the provision of panty liners in every pack bring home the point how brands dealing with intimate hygiene products hold the responsibility of acquainting its customers with their own bodies and the health issues that are generally brushed under the carpet. The pH self-test card acts as a useful home kit to initiate self-care beyond beauty and skin - your menstrual health. To sum up, Phoenix makes menstrual hygiene management easier and a tiny pack acts as a genesis for multiple strands of feminine hygiene that are seldom known or heard.

Despite all the hue and cry over prominent social media platforms about female menstrual health, no responsible brand/company has come up with any initiative that can push forward the lessons about it in an approachable and practical manner. But Phoenix, with these little but crucial elements, brings lessons about taking care of your body directly to you. This is where Phoenix gains an edge over other available brands for me. Adding a cherry on the top, all of it is enclosed in a bundle that is priced at a nominal amount of INR 99, a price easy on our pockets in comparison to most of the options available around.

It has been four cycles since I started using Phoenix Pads, and I just cannot shift back to using the other pads I used before. For a person who is most comfortable with using sanitary napkins, the product has assured me in terms of taking the utmost care of the hygiene aspects for my menstrual health.

About the Author

Phoenix Pad is India's only sanitary napkin brand that provides three types of sanitary pads in a single packet; 4 for heavy flow, 5 for medium flow, and 2 panty liners. One period kit with 11 sanitary napkins to tackle all your menstrual flows; ranging from heavy to medium, and panty liners for light flow along with FREE vaginal pH test kit.